Tattoos have a history of over 5,000 years originating in Eurasia. Some of the earliest tattoos were found on Otzi the Ice Man and were worn by ancient Egyptian priestesses. Pacific Island tattoos became highly intricate cultural symbols of one's spirit or life force. By the 1800s, tattoos became popular among sailors as a way to distinguish themselves. The tattoo process involves choosing a design, making a stencil, tracing the outline and adding shading or color which can take over multiple sessions. Research found that half of people have 1 tattoo while 20% have over 20 tattoos, small tattoos take 1-2 hours while large ones take 8-9 hours

1. All you need to know
about tattoos
By Lola Barrington

2. Tattoos in history
Tattoos are 5000
years old originally
from Eurasia.
Otzi the Ice Man is a
Bronze Age mummy
found in ice with
tattoos on his legs.

3. Tattoos in history
In ancient Egypt only female
priestesses had tattoos. They were
mainly patterns of dots and lines.

4. Tattoos in history

5. Tattoos in history
Pacific Island tattoos are
the most intricate and
represent the person's
spirit or life force.
This is a Maori Chief from
New Zealand.

6. Another Maori warrior with tattooed face.

7. Tattoos in history
By the 1800's tattoos were very
popular with sailors. It was important
to sailors to look different from normal
people.

8. Tattoo design taken from the skin of
an 18th century sailor.

9. Do you know how tattoos are made?

10. Step one: Choose a design
First go to a tattoo studio with
a good tattoo artist.
Choose a design from the
artist's catalogue (a special
book of designs)
Or tell the artists what you
want and ask her to design
something new.

11. Step two: Make a stencil
Your design is printed
on special stencil
paper.
Your skin is sterilised
to kill all the germs.
The stencil is put on
the skin and when it is
pulled off an outline
stays on your skin.

12. Step three: Trace the outline
The tattoo artist uses a special
outlining needle to trace the
outline left by the stencil on
your skin.

13. The needle puts ink in the second layer of skin
called the dermis

14. Step four: Add shading & colour
A different needle is used to
fill in the outline with shading
or colour.
Sometimes this takes more
than one day.

15. Step five: Bandage the tattoo
The tattoo must be bandaged for a few
days so it won't get infected.

17. Research
I interviewed 10 people with tattoos to find out
what types of tattoos are most popular, how
long it takes to get a tattoo and how many
tattoos most people have.
Here's what I found out...

18. How many tattoos?

19. How many tattoos?
Half only had 1
Tattoo 20+
2 to Tattoos
Half had more than 5Tattoos
one 1
Tattoo
20% had more than
20 tattoos

20. How long does it take?
Small tattoos = 1 to 2
hours
Large tattoos - 8 to 9
hours
Very large tattoos =
24 hours!!

21. Does it hurt?
8 out of 10 people said...
YES!! A lot!
But it's worth it.

22. Why do people get
tattoos?
To show others what they believe in.
To remember an important event like the birth
of a child or falling in love.
To look cool or fashionable
For religious reasons.

23. Facts
You have to be 16 to get a tattoo.
Tattoos are permanent so you should be very
careful making your decision.
It can be a little painful.
Americans spend $10 billion a year on tattoos.

24. Here are a few photos:

25. Cat has over 40 tattoos, all abstract
patterns.

26. My uncle Van's new Wolf tattoo

27. A religious tattoo of Ganesh.

30. A tribal Maori style tattoo

32. The End